Frequently Asked Questions

Just like in my post about my most commonly spoken words, I also find that I am asked a lot of the same questions over and over and over again. Here are a few of the questions people are always dying to get the answer to (translated from Spanish, of course):

1.) What Peruvian dishes have you tried? What are your favorites? - Food is a huge part of the culture here, and Peruvians are very proud of their cuisine. They love hearing how delicious the food is. Also, every dish here has a name!!! It's not like back home where for dinner you just have a bowl of noodles and a salad. There are always legit names for what you're eating, and Peruvians love hearing about which traditional dishes you like.

2.) Have any of your friends had a baby?! - Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant both air here... Thank you MTV for making the rest of the world think we all have children as teenagers.

3.) Have you ever been to New York City or Disney World?!? - People ask me this all the time, and it's made me realize how truly blessed I am, every time I answer that I've been to New York City 4 times and Disney World 3. For them here, both of those places are like dream vacation destinations, like the Eiffel Tower or the Great Wall of China. They think it's amazingly cool that I've been so many places.

4.) The traditional food of the United States is fast food, right? - This isn't even a joke, they all think that we eat fast food for every meal.

5.) Do you like to dance? - Dancing is also a huge part of their culture. They love dancing, and they actually know how to do it. Every time I'm asked this, I have to explain that back in the States, we don't know how to dance. At parties we just jump up and down, if we're even doing that much. Here everyone dances at parties!!! Like, really dances. Like boys ask girls to dance and they actually dance! Like facing each other, holding hands moving your feet and hips and doing spins and what not... It's so cool and fun and waaaay different than dancing at parties back home.

6.) Do you miss your family? - I hate being asked this... Of course I miss my family! I think I would be crazy if I didn't!

7.) Can you sing us a song in English? - Yeah that one's always awkward cause I always do it even though I'm a horrible singer... So yeah, that's always fun...

8.) Is your school back home like Glee? - I've been asked this soo many times... They are all really curious about cliques: cheerleaders, jocks, nerds, etc. I never really know exactly how to answer. One time I convinced a girl that we actually just burst out into song randomly like they do in Glee... I'm still laughing about that one ;)

These are just a few of the most common ones, but there are always sooo many questions! People ask me things about the USA, Peru, my family, everything!!! I guess that's just part of being an exchange student. Everyone's always curious about you!